What's your budget mate?Originally Posted by whiteballz
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What's your budget mate?
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As little as possible
I figure on an S13 I'd be spending around 6/7 grand for the car (with some existing mods) and then another five or six on it over the course of a year or two.
With different cars this would change, But the going rate for a R32 is still between ten to fifteen thousand.
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Hmmm, I would look at some W124 or W201 Mercedes....As little as possible
I figure on an S13 I'd be spending around 6/7 grand for the car (with some existing mods) and then another five or six on it over the course of a year or two.
With different cars this would change, But the going rate for a R32 is still between ten to fifteen thousand.
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that TR-7 is pretty sweet...
i vote no to the S13. because SR20's sound like ass.
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A white Crown Victoria with black bull bars.
If anyone happens to be in Québec City and come across one blasting "**** tha Police" by N.W.A at full volume tailgating people, it might just be me.
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it was a beautiful 35 seconds.
David says:
that's what she said
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sorry david ford only sold half decent sedans here (apart from the taurus experiment, which will never be mentioned again).
no crown vics.
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TR7 V8Horrendous
"kit" ... Caterham, Westfield et al are expensive -- and MORE so for what you consider you getFord Sierra donor car plus £2k for chassis and if you want another £3k on a bike engine and bingo you coudl have a car nobody could keep up with
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Hmm... Taurus. You just reminded how much hatred I have for that car. In fact, just thinking about it makes me wanna kill.
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Reginald *IB4R* says:
it was a beautiful 35 seconds.
David says:
that's what she said
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Yeah I'm a believer ... you could have a lotta fun in a car like that. Fwiw I once was very tempted by a TR7 with a Dolly Sprint motor here in Canberra, motor seemed good, drove good, everything worked good, a 2 owner sportscar that presented good and even BRG .. all this for a miserable $1900! However the head (specifically the twincam head lol) & reputation over-ruled the heart, plus it had one of those offputting Webasto sunroofs so I gutzed out. One of the quickest cars in Canberra used to be a very shmick TR7 with injected Holden V8 & Supra box etc, the owner had even integrated a VL Commodore rear clip onto it which surprisingly looked ace & really befitted the carNota...... I want, the sister had a TR7 with the woeful 2 litre in it, but I used to stitch up so many cars in the Adelaide Hills it wasnt funny. It needed another 100hp as it used to get blown a way on the straights. It was completley stock with better suspension and decent brakes it would have been close to unbeatable. The car finally succumbed to many electrical issues and burnt out the wiring, she traded it on a new Magna
If you ever get the chance to see a video of the 1997 Targa Tasmania then check out the incredible sideways driving of kiwi Mark Parsons who brought over his rally-type TR7 (complete with oversize mudflaps?) so reputedly not 'tarmac optimised'. It had a P38 V8 iirc, was 1st on handicap and got a close 3rd outright against two mega $$ new Porche turbos including a certain J Richards. Apparently this comparitively low-budget primitive relic opened a few eyes in '97 and could have beaten everything if not for a late minor booboo
I couldn't find a Parsons youtube but here's a bit of old TR7 V8 action to enjoy
YouTube - 1979 Manx
YouTube - Malcom Wilson TR8 in Australia
YouTube - TR7 V8 wins 1982 Scottish Rally ChampionshipTR7 V8
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TBH you'd be best to look at a pre '85 Corolla. They're all RWD.
and just rev the Tits off it.
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Yeah I'm a believer ... you could have a lotta fun in a car like that. Fwiw I once was very tempted by a TR7 with a Dolly Sprint motor here in Canberra, motor seemed good, drove good, everything worked good, a 2 owner sportscar that presented good and even BRG .. all this for a miserable $1900! However the head (specifically the twincam head lol) & reputation over-ruled the heart, plus it had one of those offputting Webasto sunroofs so I gutzed out. One of the quickest cars in Canberra used to be a very shmick TR7 with injected Holden V8 & Supra box etc, the owner had even integrated a VL Commodore rear clip onto it which surprisingly looked ace & really befitted the car
If you ever get the chance to see a video of the 1997 Targa Tasmania then check out the incredible sideways driving of kiwi Mark Parsons who brought over his rally-type TR7 (complete with oversize mudflaps?) so reputedly not 'tarmac optimised'. It had a P38 V8 iirc, was 1st on handicap and got a close 3rd outright against two mega $$ new Porche turbos including a certain J Richards. Apparently this comparitively low-budget primitive relic opened a few eyes in '97 and could have beaten everything if not for a late minor booboo
I couldn't find a Parsons youtube but here's a bit of old TR7 V8 action to enjoy
YouTube - 1979 Manx
YouTube - Malcom Wilson TR8 in Australia
YouTube - TR7 V8 wins 1982 Scottish Rally Championship
A guy know circuit race a TR7 with massive slicks and a 550hp v8, he also has a one he runs in Classic Adelaide.... it didnt do too wll last year, Ian was fine just shaken up
YouTube - Classic Adelaide 2007 Triumph TR8 Crash
Nota I reckon Matra a triumph hater
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Didn't seem to slow that Torana guy down much
I concentrated on TR7 breakdowns and avoided the prangs
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won't work for his budget. a 944 would be better.
actually, something older, really, dead simple, that is still at least decently fun would be best of all. as little complicated gadgets or electronics as possible.
heh i've seen a few spitfires that are good at hillclimbs
Nota I reckon Matra a triumph hatermine's just a cruiser though
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Nice find .... I remember those days well. Golden WOnder were local company
However, in the 80s the Scottish championship was empty of a lot of talent and team investment. Most top drivers were competing in the British with much bigger and better machinery. eg Jimmy McRae
Even Wood was honest about the breakdowns, the suspension collapses and weak gearbox.....
Not at all, the TR-6 are awesome and damn hard to fault in classic/historic events.
But the TR7 was a shit design and built to a price that adding a V8 just gave more chassis twist.
It was the worst of the ailments that infected the British motor industry of the day
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